Steve Ruark / The Associated PressAn Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Jeremiah T. Sancho Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Sancho, of Palm Bay, Fla., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

Fort Drum, NY -- A soldier with Fort Drum's 10th Mountain Division was killed Thursday in Afghanistan after insurgents attacked his unit in Kandahar province with explosives, according to a news release from Fort Drum.

The soldier, Spc. Jeremiah T. Sancho, 23, was from Palm Bay, Fla. and was deployed to Afghanistan last March. Sancho's awards and decorations include the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the NATO Medal and the Combat Action Badge, according to the news release.